[mlyle]

Getting students to install anything-- and dealing with variation between devices-- is a huge hassle. Teachers don't have time to be tech support.

For something that would be used for 2-3 weeks for most of the class, getting 20 copies installed on student computers is harrowing. Our 6th graders are allowed to use Chromebooks, too, (7th-8th graders need a real computer) so not everyone has a full-fledged computer. If we go the phone route, many parents hold the app store passwords to control what apps the student installs... and some of the 6th graders don't have phones, anyways.

Computer labs aren't really used so much anymore (and can't be this year), but if we were to go there I'd still need to either beg facilities/IT to spend limited time installing it or go install it on 20 devices myself with credentials I'm really not supposed to know.

If browser isn't a near term priority, maybe don't say "coming next".

Just getting 2 copies of some robotics control software installed among all the students in my most recent class (picking the people with the most "normal" looking computers who were most eager to install something) chewed up a big portion of my attention for 2 class sessions, and we only meet 3 times per week...